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Live-in Relationships Account for Most Unplanned Pregnancies

by Savitha C Muppala on Aug 26 2011 10:57 AM

The risk of unplanned pregnancies in the United States was found to be high among couples in live-in relationships, especially those below the age of 25.

 Live-in Relationships Account for Most Unplanned Pregnancies
The risk of unplanned pregnancies in the United States was found to be high among couples in live-in relationships, especially those below the age of 25.
The report also revealed that 5 percent of all women in the reproductive age experienced unintended pregnancies.

The study showed that the rate of unintended pregnancy was high among African-American women.

The risk rose according to the strata of society women belonged, for instance women from low-income groups portrayed a five-fold increase in the rate of unplanned pregnancies.  



Source-Medindia


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